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She could not imagine her mother ever making her leave home. She imagined, if the world had been right, she would have been by her mother's side this very day.

Alas. The world was not right, not here.

I see. Hushed and careful. She did not wish to insult his culture, to insist that leaving just because you became a man was unnecessary. Which meant she opted for silence. Even if it was awkward or unusual. It was better than being mean to a kind stranger.

Lingered close to his side and slowly set them on the track back to the plateau.